Alaska Stat. § 08.76.460
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Municipal regulation.
Official statutory text
(a) Subject to (b) of this section, a municipality with the authority under AS 29 to enact ordinances regulating pawnbrokers and pawnbroker transactions may adopt an ordinance regulating pawnbrokers and pawnbroker transactions if, at a minimum, the ordinance complies with AS 08.76.100 08.76.590.
(b) A municipality may not enact an ordinance that (1) requires the payment of a fee or tax related to a pawnbroker transaction; or
(2) restricts the hours of operation of a pawnbroker, except that an ordinance may prohibit pawnbrokers from operating as provided under AS 08.76.290 (2).
(c) An ordinance that violates this section is void.
(b) A municipality may not enact an ordinance that (1) requires the payment of a fee or tax related to a pawnbroker transaction; or
(2) restricts the hours of operation of a pawnbroker, except that an ordinance may prohibit pawnbrokers from operating as provided under AS 08.76.290 (2).
(c) An ordinance that violates this section is void.
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